KEY MESSAGES IN GEORGIA’S EU INTEGRATION DISCOURSE:CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS PERSPECTIVES ON MEANS-GOAL ARGUMENTS KEY MESSAGES IN GEORGIA’S EU INTEGRATION DISCOURSE:CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS PERSPECTIVES ON MEANS-GOAL ARGUMENTS

Abstract

This paper is an attempt to identify strong statements of Georgia’s President Mr. Giorgi Margvelashvili that contribute to expanding EU integration discourse within overall political discourse in Georgia. Powerfully structured messages and rich linguistic features influence the general setting and thus help to frame political attitude on Georgia’s European integration. In addition, the paper examines practical argument in the selected, most recent institutional speech of President Margvelashvili. based on the scheme of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). I argue that even though the Georgian President is considered to be the strong supporter of the country’s European orientation and pro-western focus, his particular speech delivered at the parliament of Georgia in spring 2017 lacks practical argumentation, has vague premises of implementation, describes related circumstances as a nearly impossible context to reach the objectives (at least in the near future). There is an absence of clear political vision as to which particular goals Georgia ought to be pursuing.

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